TIER

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

One who, or that which, ties.

2.
n.

A chold's apron covering the upper part of the body, and tied with tape or cord; a pinafore. [Written also tire.]

3.
n.

A row or rank, especially one of two or more rows placed one above, or higher than, another; as, a tier of seats in a theater. Tiers of a cable, the ranges of fakes, or windings, of a cable, laid one within another when coiled.


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